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«Sleuth investing» requires a knack for schmoozing with receptionists, VPs, managers, and customers of the companies in which you own stocks.

Not exact matches

In my last column, we discussed three types of customers, categorized by the type and strength of the attachment they have to your company.

But the company's real engine of growth is in the fledgling wholesale and design side of the business — something that never would have happened had White not been paying attention to his customers» needs.

Learn how to get your entire company on board so customers see your brand at work in every aspect of your business.

In 2008, Qualtrics moved beyond academia, selling its software to companies as a tool for surveys of customers and employees.

Delta responded by defending its customers and employees, and said the company would refund Coulter $ 30 for the preferred seat she had chosen in the exit row, which the airline had changed as a way of accommodating other seating requests.

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding said Anthem, its biggest customer and one that has sued the company over claims of being overcharged, was unlikely to renew its contract after it ends in 2019.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

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As his company began to grow, he found himself «in the office every day, dealing with an assortment of HR, IT, technical, office management, and building issues,» unable to handle what he does best: customer acquisition and retention.

And although BlackRock cut its valuation of its shares in the company by 25 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal, Dropbox has a whopping 400 million customers and some eight million companies using its services.

«There are two types of people in this company: those who serve customers and those who serve those who serve customers,» adds Jon Freier, the executive vice president who oversees the company's retail chain.

U.S. regulators said on Tuesday that Uber Technologies agreed to do more to protect the privacy of customer and driver data in settling allegations that the ride - hailing company had made deceptive privacy and data security claims.

By avoiding the task of employing extra staff members or handling operations such as payroll and web development, employees at a company will also be able to free up more time to focus on delivering their goods to their customers and carrying out the tasks that they were employed for in the first place.

When I have teams that don't want to build Prof Services or don't want to really interact daily with customers helping them solve problems — which are often political in nature such as functional stovepipes in the customers organization — I then advise them to build a different kind of companies.

In an interview with the Canadian Press, Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose noted a number of challenges that will face Laurence once he begins his new role at Rogers, including the improvement of customer service and the efficiency of the company's cable division, which competes directly with Bell's Internet protocol TV service.

Charter has also agreed that the new company won't implement «data caps,» which are restrictions on the amount of data customers can use in a month, and hefty fees for going over the limit.

In every case a huge amount of fixed costs up front is overwhelmed by the ongoing ability to make money at scale; to put it another way, tech companies combine fixed costs with marginal revenue opportunities, such that they make more money on additional customers without any corresponding rise in costIn every case a huge amount of fixed costs up front is overwhelmed by the ongoing ability to make money at scale; to put it another way, tech companies combine fixed costs with marginal revenue opportunities, such that they make more money on additional customers without any corresponding rise in costin costs.

the loss of The Boeing Company as a customer or a significant reduction in sales to The Boeing Company could adversely impact our operating results;

Accordingly, McKesson tended to report suspicious orders to the DEA in batches; once it had concluded through an investigative process that the customer was suspicious, it would file a handful of the orders that, over time, had led the company's compliance staff to determine that was the case.

Eve admits in its prospectus: «The highly competitive nature of this market means that the Company is continually subject to the risk of (a) loss of (or failure to increase) market share, (b) reductions in margins and (c) the inability to secure new customers.»

The five biggest insurance companies in the U.S. spent around $ 3 billion on advertising last year, which of course got passed on to customers.

In this hangout, editorial director Ray Hennessey talks with branding and customer experience experts Karen Leland of Sterling Marketing Group and Brad Smith of Sage North America about how to come back when your company's reputation takes a hit.

«I think frankly, employers should try to embrace the idea behind this, especially if the company has any pretense of being a feminist organization or treating women's rights as a priority, whether it's in their corporate culture or their customer relations.

The company still uses the technique, offering everything from free reusable grocery bags to magazine subscriptions to customers who mail in UPCs from boxes of Jolly Time.

«Combined with the revenue potential, favorability, satisfaction, and recommendation impact of these interactions, businesses can benefit significantly from investing in helping their customers on Twitter,» the 10 - year - old tech company said in a blog post.

«Usually customers want some more convenience,» says Felstiner, going on to list features that are common to many on - demand companies: «The customer may want access to other people's reviews of the [worker], they may want some guarantee of competence, or they want to know the person will arrive in 30 minutes, and then the service accepts payment on behalf of the person and takes a cut.»

Regardless of size, companies can maintain their relevancy by following the lead of the more agile and engaged indie brands who are in lockstep with customers» wants and needs.

The company also professed its neutrality in a statement Saturday: «Out of respect for our customers and employees on both sides, Delta has taken this action to refrain from entering this debate and focus on its business.

May 1 - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi will cut the net price of their expensive cholesterol drug for Express Scripts customers in exchange for greater patient access, with some savings to be shared with consumers, the companies said on Tuesday.

Likewise, customers will put their trust in your company and purchase more of your products; investors and potential partners will consider your proposals seriously; and vendors will want your business.

The company seeks to solve the whole issue of customer centricity and leveraging data in the making decisions about customers, and is fueled by Argyros» dedicated to continued innovation.

Shapiro said NBCUniversal hopes to draw in users with already popular NBC titles like SNL and Parks & Recreation, but the company plans to hold onto those customers by recommending a range of additional content — particularly original and acquired programs exclusive to Seeso — as part of selections curated by real people.

In the customer - service realm, chatbots make your company available to a wider range of customers across the globe than humans alone could reach.

While proponents downplay the impact of their respective laws, economic experts say they are likely to inflict far - ranging damage in those states, not only on LGBT customers and residents, but also on companies that operate there or are considering doing so.

A serial entrepreneur — she owns four restaurants and has founded two companies in addition to Thinx — Agrawal says that the danger of male investors asking the women in their lives for advice is that, more often than not, those women are not their target customers.

Five years later, they successfully moved into B.C. Taylor believes in grassroots marketing, and the company sends existing staff to new provinces to win over new customers, instead of hiring new talent.

Magento chief executive Mark Lavelle said in a statement that the company maintains a large global network of partners including system integrators to support some 250,000 customers.

Qualtrics now sells its software to a growing list of Fortune 500 companies — Home Depot hd, Gap gps, and CarMax kmx are among those that use it to collect and analyze customer feedback — and an IPO is likely in the next two years.

TaskUs boasts more than 200 customers — many of them the hottest startups in tech — but up until fairly recently few of them wanted to say much about the company, or even admit that they use its services.

The clients I know who have succeeded on the platform usually devote a significant amount of time and resources to properly listing their products, understanding the nuances of the company's fulfillment and other services, participating in campaigns that have questionable profitability, analyzing reams of data that the service spits out in order to make adjustments to its prices and branding and working hard to live up to Amazon's stringent customer service guidelines.

In January, the #deleteUber hashtag trended on social media after customers perceived the company as having undermined New York taxi drivers» strike in protest of the Trump administration's immigration baIn January, the #deleteUber hashtag trended on social media after customers perceived the company as having undermined New York taxi drivers» strike in protest of the Trump administration's immigration bain protest of the Trump administration's immigration ban.

Defensive stocks, as they're often called, are big players like Coca - Cola or McDonald's — companies that have a lot of customers in sectors that aren't as dependent on good economic conditions to survive.

If those services get hacked, as was the case with Ashley Madison, or purchased by other companies, customer information ends up in the hands of different people and organizations — from the annoying to the downright nefarious,» Rodriguez reported in November.

Software is a useful tool in the quest to find all customer feedback in social because much of that feedback doesn't mention the company specifically.

«Sometimes you have large companies that have established relationships with customers for a long time, and with data protection rules coming in on top of that, the information about that consumer then stays with the large established firm,» she explains.

Uber will get a 27.5 % stake in the combined company, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Grab's board, 500 individuals of Uber's staff will transition to Grab, and its customers will be shifted over to Grab's app.

It's that time of year when you feel obligated to designate someone in your company to send customers gifts.

Marketing comprises everything a company does to attract and retain customers, which includes determining where and when a product is sold, its optimal price, how it's creatively positioned in consumers» minds, and even actual attributes of the product itself.

• IBEX Holdings, a Hamilton, Bermuda - based customer service company, said it plans to raise $ 60 million in an IPO of 4 million shares priced between $ 14 to $ 16 apiece.